03
Jul
St Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr – 06 July
Beautiful, pious farm girl, one of six children of Luigi Goretti and Assunta Carlini. In 1896 the family moved to Ferriere di Conca. So...
Feasts & Saints
03
Jul
St Elizabeth of Portugal – 04 July
Princess. Daughter of King Pedro III of Aragon and Constantia; great-granddaughter of Emperor Frederick II. Great-niece of Saint Elizab...
02
Jul
St Thomas, Apostle – 03 July
He was ready to die with Jesus when Christ went to Jerusalem, but is best remembered for doubting the Resurrection until allowed to tou...
28
Jun
Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles – 29 June
Veneration of the two great Apostles, Peter and Paul, has its roots in the very foundations of the Church. They are the solid rock on w...
22
Jun
The Nativity of St John the Baptist – 24 June
Apart from Mary and Joseph, John the Baptist is the only saint in the calendar who has two feasts to himself. One, in August, celebrate...
18
Jun
The Immaculate Heart of Mary – 20 June
Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary began as early as the twelfth century. During the seventeenth century in France, St John Eudes...
18
Jun
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – 19 June
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Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has its dogmatic foundation the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. On accou...
11
Jun
St Anthony of Padua – 13 June
Anthony’s wealthy family wanted him to be a great nobleman, but for the sake of Christ he became a poor Franciscan. Priest.
When the r...
09
Jun
The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) – 11 June
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin t...
06
Jun
The Most Holy Trinity – 07 June
Feast instituted to honor the Most Holy Trinity. The early Church did not honor the Trinity by a special Office or day. When the Arian ...